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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1842-Morgan...AOSwa~BYTWbnI'm going to post this in the counterfeit section as well, but the seller labels this as a morgan, but obviously not. If you look at it closely it looks weird, and they want upto 35 working days to ship? It has to be coming from China....
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Rest in Peace
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Seller lists 5 fakes, all with bids. The good part is you can tell all of these are bad from 5 feet away.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If by "now" you include the past 20 years, I would agree.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I really wanted to see the listing but, alas, it has been removed.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
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Anybody think that there are more fake Seated dollars out there than real surviving examples? |
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Some days it seems like it.
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Quote:Anybody think that there are more fake Seated dollars out there than real surviving examples? IMHO, yes, assuredly so. I wonder if the Chinese kept mintage records?  Back in the 1990's, I previewed a case of coins that were to be sold the following day in a gun auction. There were a number of fake dollars, including an 1884 and an 1885 Seated type. I informed the auctioneer and strongly suggested he confirm my assessment before selling the stuff. As there was nothing in the auction for me, I didn't attend. I later heard through a friend that all the "coins" were sold. His brother-in-law had spent thousands on the coins, himself. I offered to go to court with the guy and testify if need be. Apparently, he was too embarrassed or intimidated to pursue the matter. |
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Yeah, it seems like whenever I see a post about this sort of thing, the listing is deleted by the time I click the link. I'd love it if folks would save the photos on ebay and post them here. I assume the best way to recognize counterfeits is to become really, really familiar with the real thing. Still, I'd like to lay eyes on fakes as people find them. |
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Did it look like this ?   Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Probably about 10 years ago, I saw a "complete set" of Liberty Seated dollars. They were all Chinese counterfeits, and they even came in a Chinese counterfeit of a Dansco album! |
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